This Italian shockerama was originally released as Twitch of the Death Nerve in 1971. When distributed to the US, it picked up yet another title, Last House on the Left Part II. In fact, it has nothing whatever to do with the original Last House on the Left, those this may be the film's only nod to originality. The slasher "hero" in this one sets about to kill a baker's dozen worth of victims-13 in all, to those of you who aren't bakers. Though he goes through familiar paces, goremaster Mario Bava manages to pull off quite a few genuine shocks, enough to earn this film latter-day cult status. Reportedly, Bay of Blood was the primary influence for Friday the 13th and its blood-splattered progeny.